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Poems from Harsen's life on Long Island, the Pacific Northwest and New York's Hudson Valley. Harsen's work has been compared to Rilke, Williams and Roethke.
Edward Harsen works in New England and the Mid Atlantic, where he manages commercial properties. Edward spent fifteen years in the printing trade, during which time he worked for Street Magazine, Street Press and Suffolk Life.
Edward’s poetry has been published by analogpress.net, BloGnostics.net, Wood Coin and Street Press. He has also written several white papers on contract management.
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Edward Harsen
Edward Harsen works in New England and the Mid Atlantic, where he manages commercial properties. Edward spent fifteen years in the printing trade, during which time he worked for Street Magazine, Street Press and Suffolk Life. Edward’s poetry has been published by analogpress.net, BloGnostics.net, Wood Coin and Street Press. He has also written several white papers on contract management. He lives in Valatie, NY, with his wife Jeanine and two children, Johnathan and Sebastian.
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